Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is expected to sign into law a bill that would give the U.S. Secret Service "limited" police power while operating in the state of Colorado. The bill, SB 13-013, which has already been passed by both the Colorado House and Senate, has sparked a firestorm of controversy because of fears that the proposed power could be used by Secret Service agents, acting on behalf of the Obama administration, to arrest sheriffs in Colorado who refuse to enforce unconstitutional federal gun controls.

I know I’m not the first to comment on this, but I can’t think of, in all of human history, a greater blend of hubris, hypocrisy, and irony, than this administration’s stance that local LE have no place enforcing federal immigration laws, but threaten those who even suggest they will refuse to enforce federal firearms laws that have yet to be passed.

I have to believe this was all deliberate and by design. I know a handful of liberals who quit their jobs and moved to Colorado after the last election. I wonder if there was some super-secret communiqué that went out to American socialists asking that they relocate to Colorado to help collapse that state in the same way they did California.

/tinFoil

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posted on 04/07/2013 7:00:31 AM PDT
by rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)

Years ago, I was working my way though college driving taxicab in a mid sized Minnesota college town. Carter had just became president and named the local congresscritter Bob Bergland to be his Secretary of Agriculture so his VP Fritz Mondale was in town to stump for the jackass replacement in the special election. Secret Service was everywhere and it was painfully obvious where they were by the nice clean government cars parked in odd places around the major public streets.

I had a ball honking and waving and shouting "Welcome to Moorhead!" and watching them trying to slink down or even move their cars in reaction as my cab passed. They even called the cab dispatcher once to complain but she just told them we were a friendly town. We all had a good laugh because we knew they had no jurisdiction unless the VP was actually being threatened.

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posted on 04/07/2013 7:03:08 AM PDT
by Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)

Without question it is unconstitutional and an attack by the liberals in both the State and federal governments. Our local Sheriffs have our total support. The Colorado Sheriffs Association recently put out a position paper against all these gun grabbing laws so their positions on the matter are well known. The liberals think they have the upper hand, which they do in the legislature, but they are facing fierce opposition in the public and with local elected officials.

Should anyone attack our Sheriffs they will find the support those Sheriffs have to be extremely hostile.

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posted on 04/07/2013 7:15:59 AM PDT
by CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off.)

Setting the stage to move Moridoor on the Potomac there. Did they not invest a bunch of money on some super secret digs there. First you have to get the culture and politics to your liking then make the move. The smell must be getting pretty bad in D.C.

In the first place, the Secret Service does have police powers throughout the U.S. to enforce federal laws, specifically those relating to financial crimes: currency counterfeiting, financial fraud, wire fraud, etc. Any expansion of those powers comes from Congress and not the governor of Colorado. In the second place, the legislation gives them the authority to respond to non-federal crimes committed in their presence, or non-federal crimes that have been committed when a Colorado law enforcement agency requests their assistance. This has nothing to do with arresting local sheriffs. If a local sheriff violates a federal law then the feds don't need permission to arrest them, and it likely wouldn't be the Secret Service who does the arresting.

The Federal Center in Lakewood is the largest federal employee center outside of DC. It houses the alternate locations for Congress and many federal agencies in case DC is a goner. Much of it is underground and “super secret”.

Colorado is home to many federal and DoD facilities, not to mention missile, satellite, and nuclear weapons companies. More than a third of Colorado’s economy is federal money of some kind.

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posted on 04/07/2013 7:46:49 AM PDT
by CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off.)

Um, you just made the point of the article. The ability to make arrests for non-federal crimes like State gun laws. The Governor has no one else to call on to make those arrests so they need a federal agency like the SS to be able to do so.

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posted on 04/07/2013 7:48:40 AM PDT
by CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off.)

If you think about it , would it not make sense to centralize so you can get a better grip on those pesky westerners. And it would put them dead in the middle of their FEMA regions. They are building their nest. Just have to get the environment right.

Um, you just made my point - people need to read the legislation. They can make an arrest only if they witness it happening or about to happen, or if asked to do so by a Colorado law enforcement official. You would no doubt find similar laws granting similar permissions to FBI agents, BATF agents, and other federal law enforcement officials.

The bill, SB 13-013, which has already been passed by both the Colorado House and Senate, has sparked a firestorm of controversy because of fears that the proposed power could be used by Secret Service agents, acting on behalf of the Obama administration, to arrest sheriffs in Colorado who refuse to enforce unconstitutional federal gun controls.

Hollywood Limo Libs have bought this.

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posted on 04/07/2013 8:07:35 AM PDT
by SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)

Today the Secret service wouldn’t even allow them to go along a fence line of another property that hadn’t been secured.

In fact we were surprised they did it then, but Bill Daniels was driving the golf cart the Ruskies was in and probably didn’t tell anyone where he was going. He was just showing them around like he would anyone else.

When we yelled at the Ruskies to come have a beer, B Daniels stopped the golf cart and the Ruskies were climbing out looking for a way to get around the lake and come over. As far as B Daniels was concerned it was just “Welcome to Texas”. It was a bunch of other guys in suites that stopped them.

In 1986 I saw a bumper sticker: Would the last American leaving California please bring the flag?

Damn. That's one helluva long exodus. I ripped my family and business out of there in 2005.

Funny thing is, I wasn't even aware of the conservative exodus out of California until I started getting the idea to relocate myself. One by one, friends of mine had begun selling their homes and packing off to other states, and it puzzled me.

I thought it was ridiculous, until a good buddy planted a for sale sign in his front yard. I asked him why on earth he would leave our home state, and he just looked at me as if to say, "Seriously?" After a few minutes talking about it, he said, "It's all over, bud. Our California is gone."

It was only then that I really pulled the veil off my eyes, and gave the real condition of my home state a good hard look. Once I did that, there was no turning back. We had to go.

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posted on 04/07/2013 8:38:10 AM PDT
by Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)

Heh, heh, the exodus was somebody else’s. Should have pointed out I live in South Carolina & that 1986 sticker was on a 1970’s station wagon with California tags! I’m certain the car’s owner has not regretted his choice.

Our state does do stupid things like elect Flimsey Grahamnesty, but otherwise it is so full of gun toting rednecks that the local Muslims keep their mouths shut. Liberals are mostly confined to the main U of SC campus. Cars with Obama stickers usually have a Coexist! sticker as well and are driven by bespectacled geeks with goofy teeth.

I’ve passed through California several times but the last time was in 1971 on my way to Vietnam. It’s the northern rural areas I remember best. The mild temps & fantastically blue skies were to die for.

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posted on 04/07/2013 8:52:38 AM PDT
by elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")

Mexico has much less government. That's where the Romney family went in search of more liberty just a few generations ago.

The difference between Mexico and the United States, particularly in the area of government regulation, is not subtle. Within minutes of crossing the Mexican border, you will be welcomed by vendors, entrepreneurs and small businesses on every sidewalk and even in the streets. If you want to open a small business, you can do so tomorrow without any of the crippling red tape that plagues small businesses here in the U.S.

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posted on 04/07/2013 9:02:26 AM PDT
by Tau Food
(Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)

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